Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAfter young Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his Doctorial Examination his father dispatches him to some godforsaken suburban town so that he can knuckle down and become a Lawyer like him. Whilst there he falls in love with a pretty but penniless girl in the next village and when he is spurned because she chooses another … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis documentary on the work of Bert Rodriguez the conceptual artist had its World Premiere in Miami last night. It was an exhilarating ride, as befitting the extraordinary talent of this Miami born/based man. It follows his life from 2008, just before his famed Whitney Biennale pieces, right through a whole roller coaster ride of expositions … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideMuch to my disbelief Certified Copy is opening in NY + LA to excellent reviews this weekend. It’s not that I think it’s a bad movie; it’s just that I found it equally pretentious and emotionally flat, so frankly am surprised at its initial reception. Set in a small Tuscan town where James Miller, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis unlikely film is about an unlikely Punk musician who was an eccentric and wild performer and whose music with its bizarre lyrics was an unforgettable presence on the Brit music scene until his untimely death at the age of 57 in 2000. Ian Dury’s childhood polio my have left him physically disabled but it seemed … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideSometimes I sit through excruciatingly painful boring movies so that you don’t have too. To be totally honest I will ‘fess up that I don’t do this deliberately, but it’s just the downside of trying to want to push the envelope with my viewing choices. The blurb from Miami International Film Fest Schedule ‘a portrait … Continue reading
